S8s
‘Hundreds of prescriptions that should not have been issued.’
A GP blamed printer malfunctions and two patients for a large number of scripts for alprazolam, diazepam and testosterone to two patients A GP’s registration has been cancelled for excessive …
Missing methadone, forged scripts and a slew of restricted drugs
A pharmacy was investigated after its wholesaler noticed it “purchased amongst the highest quantities of high strength Fentanyl patches and high strength oxycodone tablets of any pharmacy in NSW” The …
Regulators expect pharmacists to be ‘gate keepers’
PDL has issued a practice alert discussing incidents involving drugs of dependence The PDL Professional Officers often see incident reports or regulatory notifications involving high risk medications such as S8 items and …
S8s for compounding stored on open shelf
Two recent panel hearings have demonstrated the importance of correct management of S8 poisons, as well as who accesses the premises and when In its latest circular, the Victorian Pharmacy …
GP ‘unaware’ that alprazolam was S8, failed to spot red flags
A pharmacist was among those who raised the alarm about a NSW GP’s prescribing of drugs of addiction to drug-dependent patients The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has released a …
Pharmacy-owning GP next door disqualified
Dispensing practices at a Sydney pharmacy were so bad that a Tribunal has said a report on them should be “compulsory reading for every pharmacist” Part One of a report …
Cash stored in the drug safe
The VPA has given details of several panel hearings – three of which related to significant alterations to the pharmacy premises Eight panel hearings into alleged failures to meet responsibilities …
The looming question: who pays?
An Australian S8 first once again raises the question of MBS numbers for pharmacists, writes Angelo Pricolo Patients are the real winners as Victorian pharmacists will become the first in …
S8s case highlights ‘tragic and significant problem’
A GP and pharmacist has been suspended after his inappropriate prescribing of S8s painkillers and other drugs of concern The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a general practitioner and pharmacist …
Overprescribing led to drug dependence
A wish to ease his patients’ distress was a key factor in a doctor’s overprescribing, a Tribunal has heard In November 2017, the Medical Board of Australia referred Dr Christopher …
No room in the safe for pharmacotherapy poisons
Methadone stored in open disposable cups, a “gross failure” to comply with S8 recording and a refit that helped lead to a reprimand were all highlighted at recent panel hearings …
‘Misstep’ leads to battle over suspension length
A call from a pharmacist should have alerted a GP that he was in breach of a “critical compliance condition” imposed on his registration, a Tribunal has heard At a …